LATEST: House Judiciary Committee kicks vote to Friday morning after contentious daylong debate on articles of impeachment against Pres. Trump.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday contentiously debated the impeachment articles for 14 hours before Democrats postponed a final vote on the charges until Friday.
"This was personal," Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said."It was all for President Trump's personal political gain to benefit his own campaign and his reelection. He abused his power. He abused the power entrusted to him by we the people and he placed our safety, millions of dollars of taxpayer money on the table. That is an abuse of power. We must impeach Donald J. Trump.
And so the hearing continues -- more than 24 hours after Chairman Nadler first gaveled it in Wednesday evening, and after nearly ten hours in session today. "Today, I'm reminded of Judas, because Judas for 30 pieces of silver betrayed Jesus. For 30 positive tweets, for easy re-election, the other side is willing to betray the American people their precious right to vote and the future of our great country," he said.Once again raising his voice at Democrats, Ranking Member Doug Collins makes the argument that Republicans have made central to their case today.
Biggs wants to add the following language:"The aid was released within days of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy signing two major anti-corruption measures into law, convincing President Trump that the new Ukrainian administration was serious about reform measures, and consistent with Administration policy to ensure foreign aid is not used for corrupt purposes."
"The second article of impeachment charges that the president sought and seeks to destroy the power of Congress," Nadler continues. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, left, speaks with Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., and ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2019.Nadler calls a recess so members can go vote.Republican Rep.
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren puts her head in her hands as she listens as the House Judiciary Committee continues its markup of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Dec. 12, 2019. Representative Doug Collins, right, speaks as chairman Jerry Nadler, listens during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill, Dec. 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
"Dems Veronica Escobar and Jackson Lee purposely misquoted my call. I said I want you to do us a favor, not me a favor. They know that but decided to LIE in order to make a fraudulent point! Very sad." Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution during the House Judiciary Committee's markup of House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 12, 2019.
Republican Rep. Steve Chabot, argues that abuse of power wasn't one of the articles of impeachment against Presidents Bill Clinton or Richard Nixon. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill, Dec. 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Republican Representative Debbie Lesko speaks during the House Judiciary Committee's markup of House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2019. "Article 1 in this resolution ignores the truth, the facts. It ignores what happened and what has been laid out for the American people over the last three weeks. So I hope that this committee will come to its senses, that it will adopt the amendment and strike article 1 from the resolution," Jordan says.
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